Laura Marano plays with her hair on the March 2013 cover of Nationalist magazine.

The 17-year-old actress opened up about nabbing the role of Ally on Austin & Ally, her favorite foods and crazy fan moments. Check it:

On her crazy fans: “Honestly, I enjoy every fan experience. It still bewilders me that I have fans. They are always the sweetest people and I am so lucky that they watch the show.”

On her fave eats: “I am so incredibly picky! It’s actually pretty ridiculous. My favorite foods consists of GoGurt, pizza and good old pasta. Honestly, I eat at home most of the time because my gather is such an amazing cook. He makes the best pasta ever.”

On finding out she was Ally: “I had tested for the show a few days prior, and I was literally flipping out. The not knowing was honestly killing me. I knew I was going to find out pretty soon, so I was just waiting for that phone call. All of the sudden, I check my phone and find out that my really good family friend texted me [which said] ‘Congrats. This is such a big deal.’ … At that point, I called my mom and told her what was happening. She told me I got the part, and I finally let myself completely freak out.”